Sayeed Abubakar Poems

An innocent boy leaving the lap of mom
Opened his fearful eyes in the war-trodden world
And asked in a depressed voice, 'Where have I come? '
I told him the name of earth.
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You and me
Me and you
Flower-bee
Grass and dew.
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Forget me not,
Forget not me.
Forget day hot,
Keep night with thee.
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How many poems you have written, o Tagore!
How many poems, o Jibanananda Das!
How many immortal pictures you have drawn, o Zainul!
How many songs you have composed, o Nazrul!
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[Dedicated to the dead rivers of Bangladesh]

Once these paths were rivers,
These fields the processions of water.
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A rose has bloomed so far,
I get smell, can't see her.

A rose has bloomed so high,
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Those who will read this poem composed in tears
In twenty second century after one hundred years,
Remember, this day of three twelves, we swore
We would love like no others loved before;
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I have forgotten her face once I loved.
I have forgotten her name once I recited in dream.
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It seems someone has cast a dark net
And the town has become a trout caught in that net;
It seems no morning has ever approached here, -
The town has sub-merged in an over-flowing darkness.
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I am like a caged bird
Does not ever get tired
To find the way to fly
In the lovely blue sky.
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